Lagos businessman challenges legality of Portugal’s virus-led restrictions
Lagos-based businessman Oren Avital has lodged an urgent subpoena “to protect rights, freedoms and guarantees”, on the basis that virus-led limits on the number of people allowed to meet “violate
Travel advice shambles hammers the Scots
The ongoing British travel advice shambles has left scores of Scottish would-be holidaymakers unable to request refunds for trips their government now says they shouldn’t make. The Telegraph explains that
Covid outbreak scuppers cruise ship sailing Douro river
An outbreak of Covid-19 onboard a cruise ship sailing the Douro river has seen 27 people confined to their cabins. Two passengers – a French couple – tested positive while
Initiatives underway to “reinforce tourist confidence in Portugal”
Two new initiatives have been put in place to ‘reinforce tourist confidence in Portugal as a destination’. Brought in by Turismo de Portugal, they involve the ‘Protected Tourist’ kit and
Body of 72-year-old missing swimmer found floating off Praia da Rocha
Searches for a missing swimmer off Praia da Rocha beach this morning have ended with the very sad discovery of the 72-year-old Portuguese man’s body. It was located 1 km
Guterres warns threat of climate change “much bigger than pandemic”
UN secretary-general António Guterres has delivered a searing assessment of the international response to climate change, stressing that its threat is “much bigger than the threat of pandemic”. At a
Worst Tuesday this summer for rise in infection numbers
This was the headline today as DGS health authorities announce an increase in infections registered over the last 24-hours “significantly higher” than the day before – in fact the worst
Schools’ return at risk as teachers threaten strike over “essential questions”
As over 1.6 million school children prepare for a return to school in Portugal next week, STOP – the syndicate of all teachers – is threatening strike action unless “essential
Government to invest €1.7 million evaluating Portugal’s ‘vulnerability’ to climate change
At a point where dams and other water sources are massively depleted in the southern region, João Pedro Matos Fernandes, minister for the environment and climate action has signed off
Ahead of new rules coming into force PM Costa admits “risk of contagion will increase”
The bottom line as specialists opened discussions this week on the developing Covid situation in Portugal was that the country can’t go into another lockdown. Repeating a pledge made earlier